title: [CyberKnife radiotherapy for head and neck cancer].
abstract: Locoregional failure after radiation therapy is a significant problem in the management of head and neck cancer. Reirradiation is rarely used in conventional radiation therapy because of concerns about treatment-related toxicity and lack of efficacy. However, stereotactic radiotherapy, which was made possible by the advancement in therapeutic devices enables reirradiation. The CyberKnife system is one of the best devices for stereotactic radiotherapy. We discuss salvage treatment, including reirradiation using the CyberKnife system, in patients with locally recurrent head and neck cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Yuu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumazaki
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sutani
authors.forename: Yuuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ootani
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tukamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Takushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dokiya
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016879:Salvage Therapy